Budget 2018-19: biosecurity and trade focus

Kim Chappell
Updated May 8 2018 - 10:30pm, first published 7:38pm
Agriculture Minister David Littleproud. Photo: AAP Image, Mick Tsikas
Agriculture Minister David Littleproud. Photo: AAP Image, Mick Tsikas

The Federal Budget ups Australia's biosecurity funding to the tune of $121.6 million, while exports are targeted with $51.3m to increase growth.

Kim Chappell

Kim Chappell

Senior Producer - Digital

As Senior Producer - Digital for ACM's regional titles I assist newsrooms in digital best practice. Before this role, I was the digital journalist with ACM's national team and prior to that, the digital specialist with ACM's Agricultural division. I started as a general rounds journalist with The Land in 2006, moving up to hold the title of chief of staff before switching to digital reporting in 2015.

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